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Q.I found this on one website, so I'd like to know are these claims true? Cubic Zirconia, contrary to public belief, can be found in the natural world but is extremely rare. Cubic zirconia was first discovered in 1937 by two German mineralogists but in very minute quantities. It wasn't a significant find and was soon forgotten. Then in the early 1970's Russian scientists began to grow cubic zirconia under laboratory conditions, not for jewelry making but for industrial use and space technology. Because of its similarities to mineral gemstones it wasn't long before attention was focused on the jewelry possibilities of this new man made material. The same website states that Moissanite is also originally found in nature and synthesized after. If that's true, then why do most sites missinform public by stating that neither CZ nor Moissanite can be found in nature?
A.The facts cited by the first site are indeed true. But, for all practical purposes, so are most sites you also mention. Cubic Zirconia has indeed been found in nature, in the form of microscopic crystals in certain meteorites. So technically, it can be found in nature, which is why strictly speaking, cubic zirconia (the gem) is properly referred to as synthetic cubic zirconia. But the majority of sites simplify things to the real world situation, which is that you can't just go out and find natural cubic zirconia gems. Are they technically correct? No. But in practice, they are, and most consumers are mostly interested in knowing whether cubic zirconia exists as a natural gem, rather than some esoteric microscopic rare curiosity some mineralogist once found... Moissanite, as sold as a gem, is a nearly colorless form of Silcon Carbide. Silicon carbide is common as a synthetic abrasive, and also known as a natural mineral. As a nearly colorless material, however, it's very rare in nature, not available as gem material. Making it that way as a synthetic is a really rather neat trick, all told. So again, the web site that claims moissanite does occur in nature is correct. It has been found. But not in gem sizes or significant quantities, so the other web sites that state you can't find it in nature, are correct as well if they are referring to the practical, real world of gems. In theory, it does exist, and has been found. In practice, it's not available to consumers.
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